Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters founder Carson Block thinks that short sellers play a vital role in curbing market fraud, noting that the ongoing bull run is posing significant challenges for them. This comes when Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has warned he will "obliterate" those betting against his EV...

Short-seller Muddy Waters Research founder Carson Block in a bare-it-all interview aired on Monday discussed his foray into the world of investing and how his firm sees through fraudulent corporate practices and actions. In The Blood: Block was initiated into investing by his equity analyst dad at...

Tesla Inc. bull Ross Gerber has expressed skepticism about the valuation of former President Donald Trump’s newly-listed media company, Trump Media & Technology (NASDAQ:DJT). What Happened: Gerber took to X, formerly Twitter, to share his thoughts on the valuation of Trump’s media...

Negative headlines regarding commercial real estate are abundant, in large part because of high office vacancy rates lowering property values and high interest rates making the refinancing debt increasingly prohibitive. Famed short seller Carson Block, the founder of Muddy Waters Research, found...

The S&P 500 index reached the significant threshold of 5,000 points just moments before the close of trading on Thursday, Feb. 8, extending its run to new all-time highs. Yet with this remarkable surge in the market-cap weighted index, there are cautionary signals when comparing the index to...

Major U.S. stock averages traded on a mixed note at midday in New York, with the S&P 500 grappling with the psychological resistance level of 5,000, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 managed to reach fresh record highs. On a relatively data-thin day, Federal Reserve officials continued to...

Carson Block, the founder of Muddy Waters Research, made headlines by announcing a new short position on Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (OTCPK: FRFHF), targeting the company for what he described as financial manipulation akin to alchemy. Following the publication of the short report, Fairfax...

Blackstone Inc. is famous for being one of the world's largest private real estate investment trusts (REITs). The company also has a public mortgage REIT known as Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYSE:BXMT). Now, Muddy Waters Research, one of Wall Street's most infamous short-selling firms, may be...

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the last week — here's a look at some of our top stories. This week concluded with gains across all major stock indexes, with the Nasdaq advancing 0.7%, while the S&P 500 and the Dow marked their...

Muddy Waters Research is out with a new short position that founder Carson Block discussed Wednesday in an interview on CNBC's "The Exchange." What Happened: Muddy Waters put out a new short report on Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc (NASDAQ: BXMT) titled,...

Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) stock is trading lower Wednesday after Muddy Waters gave its short call on the stock. The firm's initial thesis focused on the highly dubious Subscriber Values and Earning Assets, the report said. Muddy Waters noted that Sunrun has dramatically...

Well-known large-cap stocks are often the ones that get all the media attention, but sometimes it's the smaller companies are performing the best while the big names are struggling. To some degree, that's what's happening in the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector in recent weeks, as big...

Muddy Waters Research founder Carson Block teased a new short idea ahead of Robin Hood’s Annual Investors conference later this month and touched on a previous target that worked out pretty well for the activist short seller.  Muddy Waters Takes Aim:...

In 2021, shares of GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) soared in one the most epic stock market stories that saw retail traders take on short sellers and hedge funds betting against the video game retailer. One of the central figures in the GameStop saga was Citron Research founder Andrew Left, who...

One of the most well-known investors of all time is seeing his recent investment activity called out by a more recent well-known investor. Are the comments praise or an attempt to take on his legacy? What Happened: Legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren...